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COPENHAGEN, Denmark – U.K.-based video control solutions specialist SNP Productions Ltd supplied leading Danish rental company [Lite]Com A/S with their 5th Catalyst v4 PRO media server for the Bright Green Expo during the recent COP15 Climate Change Summit.

SHENZHEN, China – A nightly show at the Water Park development in Shenzhen, China is lit with 152 Robe moving lights. The show's LD is Qi Lu and the show director is Xia Dao.

BELFAST, Ireland – Production Services Ireland (PSI)'s annual Festive Party for the company's staff turned into an event used to showcase their products and services for the entertainment industry.

PRAGUE, Czech Republic – Milos Structural Systems is in the final stages of completing a new 60,000 square foot building at its complex near Prague. The new facility was expected to be fully operational from the start of 2010.

LONDON – HSL supplied lighting equipment, a Kinesys automation system and crew to the final leg of Snow Patrol's 2009 world tour, named "Snow Patrol Reworked." As the tour's name suggests, there was a departure from the group's standard five-piece rock band setup, with 12 extra musicians onstage, bringing an orchestral feel to the show.

CARDIFF, U.K. – LD Tim Routledge used a grandMA2 light console for a daytime homecoming gig for The Stereophonics that required a night-time feel.

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland – For the 2009 St. Andrews Festival, Ross Ashton from E/T/C London created a series of three projection art works. Two of the three works for the three-day event were projected on the ruins of the Cathedral of St. Andrews.

MILAN, Italy – Clay Paky lighting instruments have been used on two TV productions that aired recently on Italia 1: Chiambretti Night – Solo per numeri uno (Only for number ones), a late-night variety show conducted by Piero Chiambretti; and the 13th series of Le Iene (The Hyenas), a TV program conceived by Neri Parenti with minimalist scenery and visual references to Quentin Tarantino's film, Reservoir Dogs.